Tiny bites of wisdom from a therapy assist Chihuahua with angel wing markings on his back...

Friday, April 4, 2014

Cinnamon Brought Me Sunshine

Cinnamon brought me sunshine on a not so sunshine day - Woo hoo! I received a lovely Sunshine award this morning from Cinnamon!! Cinnamon is a beautiful coon hound from Washington State who happens to think I am cute - Woof!

Thank you very kindly Cinnamon!

I really like this Sunshine Award (Lord knows we need a lot of sunshine around Chicago right now!) - the Award Requirements Are As Follows:1 - Thank the person who gave you the award.2 - Name ten things about yourself that others might not know.3 - Pass the award on to ten other bloggers (Be sure to show the Sunshine Award logo so they can use it too)

Ten Things You Don't Know About Me & Never Asked:1 - I was born in Nebraska (but live in the Chicago area)2 - I am a splurge (meaning I was not rescued-unless you consider a cage while being chosen a rescue)3 - I love to sleep and have to be forced out of bed each morning4 - I make a good nurse mate. One time my Momma got sick for 2 days & I did not want to leave her side. I had to be forced out of bed to drink water, eat and go out5 - I will only play dead for food (shh!)6 - My biggest fear is having a big dog sticking his nose in my ear (can you tell it's happened to me before?)7 - When I am thirsty I lick my Momma or Daddy's arm8 - I have more bow tie collars than I do jackets (a drawer full of them!)9 - I love rubbing my belly on almost any grass and carpets I can get my paws on (we have no carpets in my home!)10 - (Drumroll please) I have been known to steal food from my pawrents jumping up like a shark (eh, piranha) in midair to catch the food and then run away (check this out: Chips)

17 comments:

Congratulations on your award! It was lovely to learn more about you.Thank you very much for passing it on to me, I feel honoured. You've named a few blogs I'm not familiar with so I'll try to pay them a visit next week.

Thank you so much for this wonderful ray of sunshine Piranha! (Though the actual sun is temporarily shining here today.) I don't know some of your other nominees. I am very excited to go and check them out! At first one of your ten things made me sad because Huxley would very likely stick his big long nose in your ear if he were to meet you. Sorry. But then I imagined you and Wilhelm smiling together as you rubbed your belly's on the grass! We also do not have carpets or grass at home so as soon as Wilhelm gets to either he starts rubbing his belly and usually ends up rolling about and even rubbing his back in the ground. It is very funny! His exuberance is contagious because Brychwyn almost always joins in for a roll and a back rub too! Oh! And Wilhelm also needs to be pryed from my side when I am sick. This was very difficult after I broke my back and was bed ridden for several months. But he truly helped me heal faster! Have a wonderful weekend.

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About Me

I was born January 1, 2007. I immediately began extensive training towards certification for the CGC, therapy, behavior and services. I visit and work with Silver Cross and South Suburban Hospitals, Ronald MacDonald House, Hines VA, nursing homes, schools, libraries, help children improve their reading skills and participate in health fairs and programs geared to bring therapy assistance to the community. You may have seen me in a commercial for the Lucy Pet Foundation, on the Hallmark Channel. I also appeared on DogTV's K9 Fit Club - their opening sequences (the little dog on the ball) and on two episodes of the program. I was also a WCIU TV Channel 26 Top Dog (twice), have been on a few commercials and appeared several times at the International Kennel Club Show in Chicago modeling. I love modeling, you may have seen me at Chicago's Fashion Fest run way show, Chicago Sun Times' Holiday Guide and several more (see the photos and videos on this site). American Dog Media Magazine featured me on their "Famous Dogs with Friends on Facebook" Pages and I have a community column about me in the Tinley Junction titled "Piranha's Tales" and run South Suburban Chihuahua group with over 200 members. We work with various charitable organizations, helping local shelters, rescues and fosters. I love to travel. Some of my favorite places are Colorado, Puerto Rico, Las Vegas and my favorite is Marco Island. I enjoy going to see movies, ballet, sports events and live theater. I love school! I learned to hi-five, hide, roll-over, bang-bang, sit pretty, patty cake, take a bow, wave hello and shake paw. My favorite foods are bananas (of course), carrots and broccoli. I love my best friend Birdie (a cocker spaniel) fluffy blankets, floppy toys, sunshine on my belly and lying on fresh green grass.

Modeling at the International Kennel Club Show for Sophisticated Pup - 2012

Modeling at the International Kennel Club Show for Sophisticated Pup - 2013

Dancing for Anything Canine Boutique in California - 2012

Daisy

My crazy Chihuahua/Italian Greyhound mix sister. Daisy's bday is her rescued date 10/03/08. Before she came to live with us, we learned she was abused, kept outdoors with some vicious dogs and starved. She came with a lot of baggage and hates males. She pretty much does not like to play with others and only loves me and wants to be left alone (a la Greta Garbo). She is very bossy, feisty and bites! Weasel, Monkey and I just do what she says - and nobody gets hurt!

Monkey

My pain-in-the hind failed foster brother Monkey. Monkey's bday is April 06, 2011. Monkey's mother and father were given up because the owner had cancer. Monkey was taken in as a foster but was rejected when the families found he was too small. He soon developed severe bleeding (back there) which continued on for two months. Several hundreds of dollars later, my daddy said Monkey should just live with us forever (and that he loved him). Now I have a fun brother to play with. Though he sometimes annoys me, takes my food, my bed, my toys. Everything.